Tuesday, October 27, 2009

I've had more than a couple email requests for a macarons recipe, but I just haven't been able to do one yet.

In the meantime, it's my pleasure to bring you this fantastic recipe from my friend Denise at ChezUs, for dark chocolate macarons with bittersweet ancho chili ganache.

This was her entry in something called the Daring Bakers’ challenge, which you can read all about on her blog. You'll also find lots of yummy photos and the complete recipe should you decide to attempt these without the security blanket of a video nearby. Enjoy!

Note: not sure if you've noticed, but I've put a measurements converter widget down on the sidebar. Parts of Denise's recipe are in Metric (I know. I'll have a talk with her later), but you can easily convert them using the new tool!

Macarons and macaroons are completely different things, so the spelling with one "o" is correct. When I was living in Paris people would always talk about how amazing macarons were. Thinking of the American macaroons made with coconut, I blew off eating them because I'm not a big fan of macaroons. Near the end of my stay my husband and I bought a dozen macarons to finally give them a try. We were so sorry we hadn't tried them earlier because they are one of the best things I've ever eaten. Now I just need to be brave enough to try to make them. :)